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MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
French Modernist Oil Coffee Table & Chair in Mediterranean Window Interior View
French Modernist Oil Coffee Table & Chair in Mediterranean Window Interior View

French Modernist Oil Coffee Table & Chair in Mediterranean Window Interior View

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Morning Tranquility French School, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 26 inches canvas : 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: the...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Henri Michaux, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1952
Henri Michaux, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1952

Henri Michaux, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1952

By Henri Michaux

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Henri Michaux (1899–1984), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°3 (double) Juin 1952, originates from the 1952 editi...

Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Street View in France, Oil on Canvas Painting by Renzo Gori
Street View in France, Oil on Canvas Painting by Renzo Gori

Street View in France, Oil on Canvas Painting by Renzo Gori

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian Artist Renzo Gori (1911–1998) — Oil on Canvas, 1930s This captivating oil on canvas by renowned Italian artist Renzo Gori dates to the 1930s and showcases a lively urban stre...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting
Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...

Category

1920s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century Figurative Study of Pair
Mid Century Figurative Study of Pair

Mid Century Figurative Study of Pair

By Joseph Capozio

Located in Soquel, CA

Compelling figurative study in gouache and pencil by Joesph Capozio (American, 1928-2016). Estate stamp lower right corner with bio on verso. Presented in mahogany wood frame. Framed size: 19"H x 17"W. Capozio was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1927. After serving in World War II, he attended art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in San Francisco, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Siesta Key...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Mexican Modernist Kite Painting, Stencil, Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Mexican Modernist Kite Painting, Stencil, Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Mexican Modernist Kite Painting, Stencil, Woodcut Print Hand Signed

By Francisco Toledo

Located in Surfside, FL

Francisco Benjamín López Toledo (born July 17, 1940, Juchitán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Oaxaca and the Centro Superior de Artes Aplicadas del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, where he studied graphic arts with Guillermo Silva Santamaria...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Paint, Woodcut, Stencil

Family Pool (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

Family Pool (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Family Pool (1960) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs A Watson Armour III (Jean Schweppe) with friends and family enjoying the pool on their estate at Lake Forest...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Ian Tyson - Study for Sculpture - Abstract Art
Ian Tyson - Study for Sculpture - Abstract Art

Ian Tyson - Study for Sculpture - Abstract Art

By Ian Tyson

Located in London, GB

Ian Tyson Study for Sculpture, 1966 Screenprint on wove paper Artist Proof, from an edition of 12 + 3 AP hand-signed, numbered and titled by the artist in pencil, on the front Ian T...

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1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

"Untitled, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
"Untitled, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting

"Untitled, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting

By Stanley Bate

Located in Westport, CT

This untitled artwork by Stanley Bate was created circa 1960. It is a Modern abstract oil painting on canvas, featuring an earthy palette of sandy brown and umber, light blue, muted ...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Totem by Le Corbusier

Totem by Le Corbusier

By Le Corbusier

Located in New York, NY

“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.” This colorful modern lithograph was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1963 and is from the printer's edition. It is signed and dated in the plate in the bottom left quadrant. Le Corbusier...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

New York Morning
New York Morning

New York Morning

By Ron Blumberg

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a rare, early oil painting from the, “New York” period, c.1932, by American artist Ron Blumberg. After his classical training in Paris, Blumberg spent ten years in New Yo...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Tide Pools 40 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood
Tide Pools 40 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood

Tide Pools 40 - Contemporary Shiny Resin Minimalist Abstract Artwork on Wood

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Still-life by Otto Clenin - Oil on canvas
Still-life by Otto Clenin - Oil on canvas

Still-life by Otto Clenin - Oil on canvas

By Otto Clénin

Located in Geneva, CH

Otto Clénin was born on August 5, 1899 in Madretsch (Biel). When his father retired, his family moved to Ligerz. Otto found work in the watch industry, but turned more and more to p...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - The Exchange
Mid Century Modern Vintage Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - The Exchange

Mid Century Modern Vintage Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - The Exchange

Located in Bristol, GB

THE EXCHANGE Size: 56 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A captivating and expressive mid-century figurative painting depicting two stylised figures standing in quiet dialogue,...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Composition, Éloge de André Lhote
Composition, Éloge de André Lhote

Composition, Éloge de André Lhote

By André Lhote

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Éloge de André Lhote, 1960. P...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

NATURE -  Intertwined Lizards - Facsimile, Ltd /450
NATURE -  Intertwined Lizards - Facsimile, Ltd /450

NATURE - Intertwined Lizards - Facsimile, Ltd /450

By M.C. Escher

Located in Paris, IDF

M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Intertwined Lizards, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Unsigned Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be different) On vellum 4...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color

Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache
Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache

Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache

Located in Soquel, CA

Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache Detailed western scene by H. Rich (American, 20th Century). A cowboy is on a ridge, with two horses, ha...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

An Irish Rogue
An Irish Rogue

An Irish Rogue

Located in London, GB

Oil on board, signed and dated '44 lower right Image size: 15 x 19 inches (38 x 48.25 cm) Contemporary style hand made frame This portrait of an unknown man certainly captures the personality of the chosen sitter. With hat tilted to the side, eyebrow lifted and a half smile of the man's face, one gets the impression that he is finding the whole process of having his portrait painted rather amusing. Still in Ireland at this time, the sitter is likely to have been a friend of the artist, from Belfast. In 1944 there was a group exhibition in Belfast held at the textile business of William Ewart & Sons on Bedford Street. Here Smith showed his works alongside the artists Colin Middleton...

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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x40  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x40  Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x40 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Martyl Schweig Victor Colorado 1942 Ghost Town Landscape Oil Painting
Martyl Schweig Victor Colorado 1942 Ghost Town Landscape Oil Painting

Martyl Schweig Victor Colorado 1942 Ghost Town Landscape Oil Painting

By Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf

Located in Denver, CO

A historically significant 1942 American modernist oil painting by Martyl Schweig Langsdorf depicting Victor, Colorado, a high-altitude mining ghost town nestled within the Rocky Mountains. The composition captures the stark beauty and atmospheric stillness of a fading Western settlement, where abandoned structures, rugged terrain, and expansive mountain forms merge into a powerful narrative landscape. Painted in oil on masonite, the work features Schweig’s expressive plein-air brushwork and a richly grounded palette of deep greens, muted golds, earthy browns, and atmospheric grays. The paint handling is both fluid and structured, emphasizing light, elevation, and the emotional weight of the post–Gold Rush landscape rather than strict topographical accuracy. This early American modernist Western painting carries strong narrative presence while remaining visually balanced, making it highly effective in both traditional interiors and more contemporary, curated environments. Created in 1942 during Schweig’s Colorado painting trips with fellow artist Adolph Dehn...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century, Cleveland
Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century, Cleveland

Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century, Cleveland

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, c. 1929 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 13.75 x 20 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...

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1920s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Fall River Scene Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Fall River Scene Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Signed Fall River Scene Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in a whitewood molding. Excellent condition, ready to...

Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller

"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller

Located in London, GB

"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller 22nd August 1932: Three young competitors leaping over the boundary between two tennis courts at the Essex Junior Champ...

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Black and White

Sunset Over Creek Farm, 1974
Sunset Over Creek Farm, 1974

Sunset Over Creek Farm, 1974

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A classic wonderful Hoosier watercolor by D. Omer Seamon. Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, 15.25" x 21.75" Framed. D. Omer "Salty" Seamon (1911–1997) was a master of the w...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor

Ma de Proverbis
Ma de Proverbis

Ma de Proverbis

By Joan Miró

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Color lithograph on Arches, 1970. Signed and numbered 37/75 in pencil (there was also a deluxe edition of 25 in Roman numerals on Japon). Published by Edicions Polígrafa, Barcelona.

Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Country path
Country path

Country path

Located in LE HAVRE, FR

MALET Albert (1905-1986) (1905-1986) Country path Oil on canvas Dimensions of the painting: 33 x 46 cm Signed lower right. Painting in good state of conservation. Recently clea...

Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

"Le Cirque Russe" Large serigraph
"Le Cirque Russe" Large serigraph

"Le Cirque Russe" Large serigraph

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Le Cirque Russe" c.1987, is an original colors serigraph on wove paper by renown Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin, b.1943. It is hand signed and numbered 25/195 i...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Screen

Snow in the Valley - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Snow in the Valley - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas

Snow in the Valley - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Snow in the Valley - Winter Landscape in Oil on Canvas Serene winter landscape by A. V. Gagliardi (20th Century). A valley is covered with snow, with a small house and river in thew...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Baroque Rococo Style - Lithograph - 19th Century

Baroque Rococo Style - Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Baroque Rococo Style is an artwork realized in 19th century. Lithograph on paper. The artwork represents decorative patterns of the Baroque Rococo period. The artwork is depicted s...

Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bob Marley 1975
Bob Marley 1975

Bob Marley 1975

By Michael Putland

Located in London, GB

© Michael Putland Bob Marley Bob Marley at the Island Records office, London, July 1975. Bob Marley was a legendary Jamaican singer, songwriter, and global icon known for populari...

Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Centro, Paroles peintes I, Roger Bissière
Centro, Paroles peintes I, Roger Bissière

Centro, Paroles peintes I, Roger Bissière

By Roger Bissière

Located in Southampton, NY

Etching on vélin Johannot d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Paroles peintes I, 1962. Published by Éditions O. La...

Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled, Still Life of Shell
Untitled, Still Life of Shell

Untitled, Still Life of Shell

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Untitled, Still Life of Shell Graphite on paper, 1945-1951 Signed lower right in pencil "Bisttram" (see photo) Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 9.63 x 7 .5 inches EMIL BISTTRAM (189...

Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Graphite

Still Life  - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century
Still Life  - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century

Still Life - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

Still Life is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in the late 19th Century. Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board. 18 x 13 cm. Good conditions

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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